大般涅槃經集解 54.1

54.1

舉十一事釋師子吼義　師子吼六問問佛性　答第一問　答第二問　答第三問　答第四問　顯眾生不見佛性無明䨱故又未能度十二緣河猶如菟馬　辨十二因緣因重果義　辨十二因緣甚深不斷不常非二乘所見　辨見十二緣智有四種　辨十二緣則是中道佛性

Adducing eleven points to explain the meaning of Lion's Roar; Lion's Roar's six questions inquiring about buddhadhātu; Answering the first question; Answering the second question; Answering the third question; Answering the fourth question; Revealing that sentient beings do not see the buddhadhātu because they are covered by ignorance and are yet unable to cross the river of the twelve causes and conditions, just like a hare or a horse; Explaining the twelve causes and conditions in terms of heavy causes and heavy results; Explaining that the twelve causes and conditions are profound, neither severed nor eternal, and not what is seen by the two vehicles; Explaining that the knowledge seeing the twelve causes and conditions is of four kinds; Explaining that the twelve causes and conditions are precisely the Middle Way buddhadhātu.